# The Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998, Article 79: Acts safeguarding national security, etc.


No act done by any person shall be treated for the purposes of any provision of Parts III to V as unlawfully discriminating if—
(a) the act is done for the purpose of safeguarding national security or protecting public safety or public order; and
(b) the doing of the act is justified by that purpose.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/1998/0110798740/article/79 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-fair-employment-and-treatment-northern-ireland-order-1998/article-79
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